By Chad Ingram    Conversations about reducing and eliminating disposable, single-use plastics are becoming more and more widespread, globally and on a local, municipal level.    Certainly, from swirling ocean islands of plastic to the…

By Chad Ingram   Just as there is no such thing as a truly free lunch, there is no such thing as truly no-strings-attached funding from the provincial government to municipalities.    Late last month,…

By Chad Ingram Published March 28 2019 It’s that time of year when the eyes of Mindenites turn to the Gull River. Springtime is of course wonderful: the horrible horrible chill of winter giving way…

This is ultimately a provincial issue so requires a provincial solution. It seems pretty clear that the process around the permitting of sewage spreading fields needs some reconsideration.

By Sue Tiffin Published March 14 2019 A sort of who’s who showed up for the Food and Agriculture Economic Development Forum hosted by Harvest Haliburton last week designed to facilitate continued collaboration in cultivating…

By Chad Ingram Published March 7, 2019    If you think you’re sick of hearing about the SNC-Lavalin matter now, then buckle up, or maybe don’t pay attention to the news until the fall’s federal…

At least a day at the office won't feel like much work.

It’s budget season the time of year when municipal councils place things onto and push things off of the proverbial table deciding what will be implemented for the upcoming year and what will be deferred…

During a Minden Hills council meeting last week Councillor Bob Carter wondered how the cost of the so-called “validation phase” of the Minden arena project could run a 50 per cent overage in the span…

Premier Doug Ford took the stage at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto during the weekend giving a 10-minute address during which he said a lot of the right things. His talk kicked…

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By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 17 2019 The legalization of marijuana in Ontario has been a bong show ... er gong show ever since the process began and that continues to be the case. Last…

By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 24, 2018   An annual tradition, here is a list of the top 10 Times stories of the year.  10. Scotch Line landfill  Making the list for the second consecutive…

By Jim Poling Sr. Published Dec. 24, 2018    It is indeed a wonderful life, especially when we begin laughing at ourselves.   Laughter is a magic elixir that improves our lives. It is a…

On Monday night Minden Hills residents got a preliminary conceptual snapshot of what a new arena and revitalized community centre might look like during a presentation by reps of the architectural and construction firms involved…

Maybe that doesn’t apply to the wood-panelled offices of Parliament Hill orQueen’s Park where there is plentiful power perks and six-figuresalaries but it certainly applies to many municipal politiciansespecially those in small rural communities. In…

By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 6 2018 This week new municipal councils acrossHaliburton County are getting sworn in as a fresh council term getsunderway. There are a lot of councillors in Haliburton County – toomany…

By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 29 2018 Some readers may have noticed there’s been some criticism of the policies of the Ford government in this space in recent months and so it’s fair to acknowledge…

By Chad Ingram Published Nov. 22, 2018    With a host of yuletide festivities getting underway in the county, it would appear that the Christmas season is upon us.    From the lighting up of…

The feds are making close to half a billion dollars available for climate change projects in Ontario and hopefully we will see at least a little bit of that money come into Haliburton County. Federal…

The next federal election is just less than a year away but already it seems evident that certain issues such as carbon taxation and immigration policy will play a large role. There is another far…